History of the Irish Brigades in the Service of France: From the Revolution in Great Britain and Ireland Under James II., to the Revolution in France Under Louis XVI.Cameron and Ferguson, 1870 - 649 sider |
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... battle of Fontenoy with the important part taken there by the Irish Brigade , the fortunate results for France during the rest of the campaign , and the consequent hostile legislation to the Brigade in Ireland by the colonial and ...
... battle of Fontenoy with the important part taken there by the Irish Brigade , the fortunate results for France during the rest of the campaign , and the consequent hostile legislation to the Brigade in Ireland by the colonial and ...
Side 34
... battle , or June 18th , Lee received a commission of Lieutenant - Colonel , empowering him to hold rank as Colonel of Infantry to the new Regiment of O'Brien , ( afterwards Clare ) under which , see him noticed , till appointed , by ...
... battle , or June 18th , Lee received a commission of Lieutenant - Colonel , empowering him to hold rank as Colonel of Infantry to the new Regiment of O'Brien , ( afterwards Clare ) under which , see him noticed , till appointed , by ...
Side 35
... battle of Hochstedt , where he was wounded ; and was also at the taking of Kempten . In June , 1704 , he transferred the command of his regiment to his son . Then , attached to the Army of Bavaria , under the Marshal de Marcin , he ...
... battle of Hochstedt , where he was wounded ; and was also at the taking of Kempten . In June , 1704 , he transferred the command of his regiment to his son . Then , attached to the Army of Bavaria , under the Marshal de Marcin , he ...
Side 37
... battle of Dettingen , in June . With the Army of Flanders , under the King , Louis XV . , by letters of April 1st , 1744 , he was at the siege and capture of Menin and Ypres ; and then passing , by letters of July 1st , under the orders ...
... battle of Dettingen , in June . With the Army of Flanders , under the King , Louis XV . , by letters of April 1st , 1744 , he was at the siege and capture of Menin and Ypres ; and then passing , by letters of July 1st , under the orders ...
Side 39
... battle of Luzzara , in Italy , August 15th , 1702 . After the disgrace and imprisonment of Talbot , the regiment was granted , by commission of April 8th , 1696 , to Charles O'Brien , 5th Lord Clare , who , on his elder brother Daniel's ...
... battle of Luzzara , in Italy , August 15th , 1702 . After the disgrace and imprisonment of Talbot , the regiment was granted , by commission of April 8th , 1696 , to Charles O'Brien , 5th Lord Clare , who , on his elder brother Daniel's ...
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Allies arms Arthur Dillon artillery attack battalions battle brave brevet British campaign cannon Captain captured Castle Catholics cavalry Chevalier Clare Colonel command Comte consequently Coote corps Count defence detachment dragoons Dublin Duke of Berwick Duke of Cumberland Dutch Earl enemy engaged England English Enniskillen Erin favour fire Fitz-James Flanders Fontenoy foot force garrison George Governor grenadiers Guards Hanoverian Highlanders honour horse hostile infantry Ireland Irish army Irish Brigade Irish officer Irish Regiment Irish troops Jacobite killed King James Lally Lally's land letter Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General likewise Limerick Lord Louis XIV Madras Major-General Maréchal de Camp Marquis ment military Mountcashel Munster nation O'Brien O'Donnell O'Neill Parliament Pondicherry Prince Charles prisoners rank retire retreat Revolution Royal says Scotch Scotland service of France siege soldiers Spain squadrons Stuart subsequently success tion town Treaty of Limerick William Williamite wounded
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Side 124 - In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Side 521 - t; I have use for it. Go, leave me. — (Exit Emilia). I will in Cassio's lodging lose this napkin, And let him find it. Trifles, light as air, Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of Holy Writ.
Side 505 - The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire, and talk'd the night away; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Side 193 - Born in broad daylight, that th' ungrateful rout May find no room for a remaining doubt ; Truth, which itself is light, does darkness shun, And the true eaglet safely dares the Sun.
Side 572 - But when contending chiefs blockade the throne.. Contracting regal power to stretch their own ; When I behold a factious band agree To call it freedom when themselves are free ; Each wanton judge new penal statutes draw, Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law ; The wealth of climes, where savage nations roam, Pillag'd from slaves to purchase slaves at home.
Side 114 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge., and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity...
Side 67 - Is it not a singular phenomenon, that whilst the sansculotte carcass-butchers and the philosophers of the shambles are pricking their dotted lines upon his hide, and, like the print of the poor ox that we see in the shop-windows at Charing Cross, alive as he is, and thinking no harm in the world, he is divided into rumps, and sirloins, and briskets, and into all sorts of pieces for roasting, boiling, and stewing...
Side 392 - Cameron having assured her that they would not injure her or her little children, or any person whatever, she looked at him for some moments with an air of surprise, and then opened a press, calling out with a loud voice, ' Come out, children ; the gentleman will not eat you.* The children immediately left the press, where she had concealed them, and threw themselves at his feet.
Side 428 - French or Spaniards, will be here first, you know our fate. .... The French are not come, God be thanked! But had 5000 landed in any part of this island a week ago, I verily believe the entire conquest would not have cost them a battle«.
Side 284 - No one can doubt the Duke of Ormond's bravery, but he does not resemble a certain General who led troops to the slaughter to cause a great number of officers to be knocked on the head in a battle or against stone walls, in order to fill his pockets by disposing of their commissions.